Workplace Wellness Conference and Awards

THE CONFERENCE

The Workplace Wellness Conference and Awards are an annual gathering of providers, members, speakers, and key note guests promoting a healthier and happier workforce in West Virginia! Throughout a day of presentations and networking the conference aims to bring barriers to health to the forefront of discussion, while brainstorming solutions to decrease and overcome these barriers. 

2024 Conference Highlights

  • West Virginia Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Sherri Young delivered the key note address.
  •  Celebrating Health West Virginia recognized 48 West Virginia organizations creating programs, policies, and connections that make our state a healthier place to live, learn, work, eat, and play.
  • Active Southern West Virginia recognized 3 wellness worksites  creating and implementing action plans to increase employee physical and mental health through short and long term programming.
  • Sessions included:
    • a live panel discussion,
    • mental health in the community and workplace,
    • policy, systems, and environmental changes, 
    • the ripple effect of success, and
    • so much more!
Brown Blenko glass award sitting in foreground with blurry meeting in the background
Lecturer mind mapping on poster paper in front of a crowd.

FINDING SOLUTIONS

One of the major focuses of our conference is bringing like minds together to find solutions to issues and barriers that workers in our state experience in the workplace. Past speakers have covered topics from mindfulness and mental health, to building strategic plans to create health and wellness at your workplace. 

Each year we invite speakers ,partners, and sponsors who help change the narrative in the Mountain State. Through the inclusion of voices from differing backgrounds at the conference, we can recognize barriers to access, equitability, and sustainability to workplace wellness programming no matter the organization size or sector. 

Workplace Wellness Awards

The Active Southern West Virginia Workplace Wellness Award recognizes and celebrates healthy workplaces that promote equitable and sustainable workplace wellness initiatives by implementing Policy, Systems, and Environmental benchmarks. 

 Each year, members of the Active SWV Workplace Wellness Program are reviewed and those who receive any level of recognition have spent the year creating and implementing action plans to increase employee physical and mental health through short and long term programming. The review process for this, created in partnership with WVU Extension, looks at every level of health and wellbeing from leadership participation to action planning, implementation, and outcomes. These awards are to recognize those who have dedicated time and effort to finding ways to get their staff living healthier and happier lives. 
 

This Award Program is proudly brought to you by Active Southern West Virginia in partnership with the West Virginia Division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease (HPCD).

past and present awardees

We are excited to highlight this years awardees, as well as those from years past. In order to receive a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award, workplaces must meet a set number of Policy, Systems, and Environmental benchmarks in each level. You can view the different qualification requirements for each award level on this scoring rubric.

Current Awardees:

Niterra Sparkplugs

Healthnet Aeromedical

Lauren Weatherford

Katie Burnham

Past Awardees:

Coplin Health, 2021

Colombia Forest Products, 2022

Region 1 Workforce Development, 2022

Healthnet Aeromedical, 2023

Niterra Sparkplugs, 2023

Rupert Elementary School, 2021

Clay Middle School, 2021

WV DMV, 2023

Boone Memorial Hospital, 2021

Boone Memorial Hospital, 2022

Lauren Weatherford, 2023

Katie Burnham, 2023

workplace wellness is for everyone

Reach out to Workplace Wellness Director Kelly Fox to learn more about upcoming Work@health(r) training, capacity building grants, and annual award recognition.

Contact Workplace Wellness at [email protected]

Office mailing address: 116 N Heber St, Beckley, WV 25801

Office phone: 304-254-8488